Police have been banned from searching the Queen’s private estates for stolen or looted artefacts, it emerged today. Her Majesty was given immunity from the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act, which protects valuable cultural objects. According to The Guardian, citing documents obtained under a Freedom of Information Act, the exemption is understood to have been made … Read more
Photographs show the devastating aftermath of a night of violent protests spurred by the police shooting of an unarmed black man in Kenosha on Sunday that turned the city into the nation’s latest flashpoint in a summer of racial unrest. In a bid to stave off another night of chaos, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said 125 … Read more
More than 150 Jewish gravestones used by the Nazis to help build a road have been found in a small market square in a town in Poland. The grim discovery was made during construction work in the town of Leżajsk where workers removed a layer of asphalt and found the ‘matzevot’, which is Hebrew for … Read more
Facebook has banned the sale of all ancient artefacts amid fears that items looted from Iraq and Syria are being traded on its platforms. The move — a tightening of previous rules that only covered stolen artefacts — followed a campaign by academics and a BBC News exposé of illicit sales. The changes were announced as … Read more